1. Perkins 101 - A discussion of Program Improvement from Perkins to Perkins III Presented by: Tom Grimm, Iowa Dept. of Education NACTEI Conference, Palm Springs, CA May 14, 2003

2. The Smith - Hughes Vocational Education Act - 1917 s Sen. Smith - Rep. Hughes of GA s Created Federal Board of Vocational Education s Required State Boards s Prepare workers for employment in most common occupations of the time

3. Rep. Carl D. Perkins of KY s Vocational Education Act of 1963 s Amendments of 1968 s Both focused on Funding Issues

4. Iowa Community College System Created 1966 s 4 or 5 Junior Colleges Existed Prior s State Covered with 12 Community Colleges and 3 Vocational Technical Colleges s All Are Now Community Colleges

5. Participant Memories? s Prior to 1968?

6. Federal Legislation of the 1970’s s Funding Set Asides Disadvantaged and Handicapped

7. Federal Legislation of the 1970’s IOWA s State Vocational Advisory Council s Special Needs Coordinators s Community College Learning Centers s Funding Secondary Education Vocational Exploratory Experiences

8. Participant Memories? s What was life like in the 1970’s?

9. Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act of 1984 s Funding for Five Year Period s Improving Vocational Programs s Serving Special Population Students

10. Iowa Three Year State Plan 1986 - 1988 s Accountability Report Submitted s Review of Vocational Programs s Definitions of: –Program Types –Special Populations

11. Iowa Three Year State Plan 1986 - 1988 s Equal Access To Vocational Education s Methods of Administration (MOA) s Iowa New Program Grants (3-year) s Iowa Program Modernization Grants s Gender Equity Set-aside

12. Participant Memories? s Other Examples of the 1980’s?

13. Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act of 1990 s Five Year State Plan s Included Tech-Prep Funding s Integration of Vocational and Academic Instruction

14. Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act of 1990 s Prepare Students for Technological and Complex Jobs s Provide Services to Disadvantaged, Disabled and Other Special Populations s Programs to Link Secondary Programs to Postsecondary Programs

15. 1994 School-to-Work Opportunities Act Passed s Experiences?

16. Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act of 1990 s Prepare Students for Technological and Complex Jobs s Provide Services to Disadvantaged, Disabled and Other Special Populations s Programs to Link Secondary Programs to Postsecondary Programs

17. 1995 Reauthorization Planned s Republican Education Reforms s Battles Fought: –Block Grants of Programs –Conservative Backlash School-to-Work s Perkins II Extended

18. Participant Memories? s The late 1990’s

19. Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998 s Accountability s Negotiated State Performance Levels for Secondary and Postsecondary Programs

20. Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998 s Core Indicators –Student Attainment –Credential Attainment –Placement –Participation & Completion of Non Traditional Programs

21. Participant Memories? s The late 1990’s to 2003

22. What’s Next? s What Does the Future Hold? –This Morning’s Panel s Michael Brustein’s General Session s This Conference Sessions and Discussions s Additional Regional & National Sessions